More fun facts.

The streets here are actually dirtier than I thought they would be. Lots of trash, specially on Sundays because that's when people put their trash out but not when it gets picked up. And for some reason you get spontaneous wafts of  sewage-smelling air every 20 minutes.
Though Guate was dirtier, I think it's smellier here, and I'm not talking garlic.

At least they have muni people here, except their bright green suits say "Hi  Seoul." But for me, same shit.

Also, I thought transmetros could get horribly cramped, but the subways here, at the wrong time, can get really bad. The difference between here and Guate, though, is that people here push their way in even if there's no space, and amongst the sea of people you can just hear a bunch of old ladies going "Aigo! Aigo!" an interjection we more commonly know as "AH! GODDAMMIT." I can't imagine how that's gonna be in summer when it gets hot and sweaty.

Weather has been warming. I can now go out perfectly fine with just a long sleeved shirt and one jacket. (And pants of course). Fountains that were dried out for winter are being refilled. We were under negative temperatures with snow at the beginning of the week but it seems that was just a fluke.

The Guatemalan embassy is inside Lotte Hotel. Lotte is a company that owns this country. They make everything from bubble gum to amusement parks, theaters and apartment buildings, and its name is everywhere. I have no idea how Guatemala got into Lotte Hotel. Nery and I were incredibly uncomfortable in there. WAAAAAAAAAY too fancy with waterfalls and touch-sensitive elevator buttons, live music, shiny black cars receiving valet parking and rich bastards everywhere. It's funny the lady at the front didn't even know the Guatemalan embassy was inside the hotel until some other worker told her it was. We only asked because there were a bunch of flags on a balcony, one of them being the Guatemalan one. Unfortunately the office closes at 4 so we have to come back next week.

Oh yeah, we're gonna be on Arirang TV in a week. I'm not completely aware of the details yet because we weren't given any paper with info. For some reason only our class was invited. Other scholarship grantees on higher levels weren't. Woo hoo!

Chinese people eat more rice than Koreans.

I finally tried cafeteria food last week. Not bad, not spectacular, but for a mere W2500 I plan on having lunch there next week so I can save some money.

Coffee shops and desserts are sooooooo expensive. So are fruits, even in the market. Strawberries taste weird, bananas have no taste. Oranges taste the same since they're imported. Asian pears are HUGE but no cheaper than in Guatemala. They have these weird small melons here that are yellow stripped with white. I haven't tried them yet because I don't know how to eat them but I'm pretty sure I'm going to need a big knife. Also they're not really in season so they'll probably taste better well into spring.

But you know what's cheap? Ramen. You can get most ramen at W1000, meaning less than a dollar. And if you buy it in packages it costs you W850 each.
But you get sick of it really quickly....... So I bought cereal for breakfasts instead. OREO CEREAL. No flavorless brown-oat crap. Hehehe.

Chinese food is very expensive. Which is ironic because everything else they make is so cheap.

Oh snap.

My favorite street food is probably in a cup. It's fried chicken with tok (rice cake) and fried potatoes, covered in spicy sauce. Probably not the most Korean option but it's so good. You can actually get burgers and hotdogs and cheese-filled chorizos on the street but they look so bad!
Oh and I've seen a toast restaurant. They sell toast as if it were some kind of actual meal, since it's so foreign. I'll pass.

And finally, I actually had ramen with cheese in it for lunch. I was tired of eating the regular a the place I regularly go to but wanted to eat there since it's so cheap. I was curious about all of these dishes that Koreans put cheese on, including rice and ramen, so I tried the ramen. It wasn't bad! Nor fantastic but for W3000 it passes the test.

Unfortunately I haven't been out taking photos. Didn't feel it this weekend. So just picture everything I wrote in your head.

Bye!